History YMMV / MassEffectClashOfCivilizations

** It is mentioned in the Forerunner Saga that the Prehistoric Human Civilization after the Human- Forerunner War was split into multiple sub-species, collectively known as 'The People'. Over time, most of these subspecies would die out, leaving only Homo Sapien Sapiens as the single remaining variant. Perhaps the Asari are/ evolved from one of these sub-species? The existence of Prothean Ruins on Mars and the fact that the Protheans meddled in Asari development are both known facts, so this could be explained quite nicely as Protheans finding a population on earth that matched their specifications, taking them away and tweaking them, and then them being left on Thessia. It would also explain why Asari and Shias (dogs) are the only life forms related to each other on Thessia, as dogs as we know them evolved well after the Forerunners went extinct.

** It is mentioned in the Forerunner Saga that the Prehistoric Human Civilization after the Human- Forerunner War was split into multiple sub-species, collectively known as 'The People'. Over time, most of these subspecies would die out, leaving only Homo Sapien Sapiens as the single remaining variant. Perhaps the Asari are/ evolved from one of these sub-species? The existence of Prothean Ruins on Mars and the fact that the Protheans meddled in Asari development are both known facts, so this could be explained quite nicely as Protheans finding a population on earth that matched their specifications, taking them away and tweaking them, and then them being left on Thessia. It would also explain why Asari and Shias (dogs) are the only life forms related to each other on Thessia, as dogs as we know them evolved well after the Forerunners went extinct.

** It is mentioned in the Forerunner Saga that the Prehistoric Human Civilization after the Human- Forerunner War was split into multiple sub-species, collectively known as 'The People'. Over time, most of these subspecies would die out, leaving only Homo Sapien Sapiens as the single remaining variant. Perhaps the Asari are/ evolved from one of these sub-species? The existence of Prothean Ruins on Mars and the fact that the Protheans meddled in Asari development are both known facts, so this could be explained quite nicely as Protheans finding a population on earth that matched their specifications, taking them away and tweaking them, and then them being left on Thessia...

** It is mentioned in the Forerunner Saga that the Prehistoric Human Civilization after the Human- Forerunner War was split into multiple sub-species, collectively known as 'The People'. Over time, most of these subspecies would die out, leaving only Homo Sapien Sapiens as the single remaining variant. Perhaps the Asari are/ evolved from one of these sub-species?

* DesignatedProtagonistSyndrome: Michael Shepard is [[{{GoodIsBoring}} drearily boring,]] more so then in possibly any other interpretation of ''Franchise/MassEffect'' fan fiction, crossover or not. Even worse, his POV segments actually undermine the entire story by shifting readers '''AWAY''' from the action unfolding in the Epsilon Indi system.

** Also, the Asari were biologically engineered from ancient human DNA. How, why, and to what extent is not yet known. Was it the result of the direct intervention of the Forerunners? The Protheans? The Reapers? All three of them??? Are the Asari to be counted in the same genus as ''homo sapiens''? On the other hand, it would HandWave the whole RubberForeheadAliens trope in a rather elegant way, so the verdict is still out as to whether or not its a case of Fridge Logic, or FridgeBrilliance.

* FridgeLogic: Saren is still the token bigot in this alternate timeline, for no other reason than the story needs one. It isn't helped by the fact that he is pretty much the only bigot around in this fic.

* DesignatedProtagonistSyndrome: Michael Shepard is [[{{GoodIsBoring}} drearily boring,]] more so then in possibly any other interpretation of MassEffect fan fiction, crossover or not. Even worse, his POV segments actually undermine the entire story by shifting readers '''AWAY''' from the action unfolding in the Epsilon Indi system.

* NiceGuy
** Michael Shepard is '''[[{{GoodIsBoring}} drearily boring,]]''' more so then in possibly any other interpretation of MassEffect fan fiction, crossover or not. It is ''impossible'' (for me, anyway) to invest even the slightest facsimile of emotional connection in this HeroProtagonist, who is, without any room for doubt, the weakest link in this story. And this is coming from a long-time Mass Effect fanboy.
** Even worse, his POV segments actually undermine the entire story by shifting readers '''AWAY''' from the action unfolding in the Epsilon Indi system.
* FridgeLogic
** FantasticRacism: Saren is still the token bigot in this alternate timeline, for no other reason than the story needs one. It isn't helped by the fact that he is pretty much the only bigot around in this fic.

** FantasticRacism: Saren is still the token bigot in this alternate timeline, for no other reason than the story needs one.
** It isn't helped by the fact that he is pretty much the only bigot around in this fic.